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Spirit Airlines announces all flights are canceled as it shuts down operations

2 May 2026 at 11:27
Spirit Airlines announced in a statement that it would wind down operations immediately, canceling all flights, over rising jet fuel costs and struggling with profitability. NBC News’ Jay Blackman reports on how the decision will impact thousands of employees and travelers.

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Spirit Airlines announced in a statement that it would wind down operations immediately, canceling all flights, over rising jet fuel costs and struggling with profitability. NBC News’ Jay Blackman reports on how the decision will impact thousands of employees and travelers.

Tom Steyer's alliance with progressives vaulted him into the top tier of California's governor race

2 May 2026 at 09:00
When the Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution endorsed Tom Steyer in the unwieldy California governor’s race, the irony of a progressive group founded on an anti-billionaire ethos backing a multibillionaire wasn’t lost on its leader.“If you had asked me a year ago, ‘Oh, are you going to endorse a billionaire for anything?

© Etienne Laurent

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer has spent more than $120 million on his gubernatorial campaign.

© Yalonda M. James

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer has spent more than $120 million on his gubernatorial campaign.

Boy, 14, shot dead by Israeli settlers in West Bank amid escalation in violence

2 May 2026 at 11:00
AL-MUGHAYYIR, OCCUPIED WEST BANK – A boy’s blood still stained the sidewalk in front of his school, days after an Israeli settler shot him dead

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Aws al-Nasaan is carried after being shot in the West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir. A pool of blood lies on the floor.

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Left: An undated photo of Aws al-Nasaan with his younger brother Kareem. Right: Kareem mourns his older brother in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir on April 22.

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Children play near the West Bank village of Jalud, south of Nablus, on April 19, with the Israeli settlement of Ahiya seen in the background.

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People clash with Israeli border police during the funeral of 14-year-old Aws al-Nasaan in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir, on April 22.

How Tom Steyer's alliance with progressives vaulted him into the top tier of California's governor race

2 May 2026 at 09:00
When the Bernie Sanders-aligned Our Revolution endorsed Tom Steyer in the unwieldy California governor’s race, the irony of a progressive group founded on an anti-billionaire ethos backing a multibillionaire wasn’t lost on its leader.“If you had asked me a year ago, ‘Oh, are you going to endorse a billionaire for anything?

© Etienne Laurent

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer has spent more than $120 million on his gubernatorial campaign.

© Yalonda M. James

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer has spent more than $120 million on his gubernatorial campaign.
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